Erik Koch
10 UFC Fights | 50% Win Rate | 3 Finishes (60%)
Erik Koch UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Erik Koch is 5-5 in the UFC across 10 fights, with 2 wins by knockout, 1 by submission and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 16-6, 11-1 of it outside the UFC. Koch competes at lightweight as a southpaw complete fighter, standing 5'10" with a 71" reach at 37 years old. The last bout was a win over Kyle Stewart by decision in Jul 2019.
Best attribute: takedown defense (share of opponents' takedown attempts stopped) — 90th percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (86%).
Erik Koch's UFC win rate is 50% (5 of 10 fights), and 60% of those wins came by finish. Koch averages 0.7 takedowns per fight at 44% accuracy and stops 86% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 16-6
- UFC Record
- 5-5
- Height
- 5'10"
- Reach
- 71"
- Age
- 37
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last Fight
- W vs Kyle Stewart · Decision · Jul 2019
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Erik Koch's Last 5 Fights
Koch is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Win vs Kyle Stewart · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar · Jul 2019
- Loss vs King Green · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 · Jan 2018
- Loss vs Clay Guida · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee · Jun 2017
- Win vs Shane Campbell · Submission · R2 3:02 · UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt · May 2016
- Loss vs Daron Cruickshank · KO/TKO · R1 3:21 · UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva · May 2014
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Erik Koch vs Average
Erik Koch's UFC Fight History
10 UFC fights on record (5-5), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Kyle Stewart | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar | 2019-07-27 |
| L | King Green | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 | 2018-01-27 |
| L | Clay Guida | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee | 2017-06-25 |
| W | Shane Campbell | Submission | R2 · 3:02 | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt | 2016-05-29 |
| L | Daron Cruickshank | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:21 | UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva | 2014-05-10 |
| W | Rafaello Oliveira | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:24 | UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann | 2014-02-22 |
| L | Dustin Poirier | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 | 2013-08-31 |
| L | Ricardo Lamas | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:32 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson | 2013-01-26 |
| W | Jonathan Brookins | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger | 2011-09-17 |
| W | Raphael Assuncao | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:32 | UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones | 2011-03-19 |
How Koch Ranks at Lightweight
Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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